Civil Service Examinations Act Article 4
This English translation was last updated on 2014-01-22, but the Chinese text was amended on 2023-11-29. Later amendments may not be reflected in the translation — please refer to the Chinese text.
Any qualifier from the initial quota who is unable to accept the allocation of a post immediately may present evidence to that effect and make application to preserve his or her qualified status. Such extensions are subject to the following conditions and time limits: a. For qualifiers currently performing their compulsory military service, extension is permitted only until the legal term of said service. b. For qualifiers currently studying towards a Master's Degree, a maximum extension of three years is permitted; qualifiers preparing a Doctoral Degree are permitted a maximum extension of five years. c. For qualifiers who are impeded in their freedom of action by circumstances beyond their immediate control, such as illness, pregnancy, childbirth, parental illness et cetera, a maximum extension of two years may be granted. d. Qualifiers rearing children under three years, shall have their position retained for no more than three years. However, qualifiers whose partners are civil servants and currently on parental leave without pay are not eligible.
中文原文 公務人員考試法第4條
正額錄取人員無法立即接受分配訓練者，得檢具事證申請保留錄取資格，其事由及保留年限如下：
一、服兵役，其保留期限不得逾法定役期。
二、於公立或立案之私立大學或符合教育部採認規定之國外大學進修碩士學位，其保留期限不得逾二年；進修博士學位，其保留期限不得逾三年。
三、疾病、懷孕、生產、父母病危、子女重症或其他不可歸責事由，其保留期限不得逾二年。
四、養育三足歲以下子女，其保留期限不得逾三年。
但配偶為公務人員依法已申請育嬰留職停薪者不得申請保留。
一、服兵役，其保留期限不得逾法定役期。
二、於公立或立案之私立大學或符合教育部採認規定之國外大學進修碩士學位，其保留期限不得逾二年；進修博士學位，其保留期限不得逾三年。
三、疾病、懷孕、生產、父母病危、子女重症或其他不可歸責事由，其保留期限不得逾二年。
四、養育三足歲以下子女，其保留期限不得逾三年。
但配偶為公務人員依法已申請育嬰留職停薪者不得申請保留。